They may be 4 years old but your videos remain some of the best at explaining the basics. Much appreciated.

Watching this in 2021 because I've been so bored out of my skull during the pandemic and I wanted a new hobby. Enter Airgunning, and now I can't get enough of all the information out there. This is one of those brilliantly presented videos that are concise and clearly explained. I love it when British gentlemen make presentations.

I am really new to this, been reading and watching loads on my hawke scope trying to figure out the AO and how it affects my shooting. May sounds daft to a lot of you, but i could not get my head around it. You are the first person to explain this in "idiot"/beginner terms and makes so much sense now! I really appreciate it as I kept re zeroing and then missing once adjusted again. There so much to shooting, it's not just a aim and fire sport! So thank you!

Finally! I've searched half the internet to find a comprehensive guide for which scope is better suited for my rifle. As a newbie i was lost but this video answered all my questions (even those i didn't realise i had). Thank you and well done!

Very well explained , thank goodness for people like you and all the other " Air Gun " teachers on KZfaq .

Last gun I had was a bsa meteor in the 70s new nothing then thanks to your videos I have joined a gun club even my daughter has because of you we got into this sport cannot thank u enough and so easy to follow your advice

Great job you are doing with this series Steve, lucid, easy for newbies to understand, well done Sir keep them coming your vids are a great help to airgunners. atvb Brian

Brilliant mate, just what I've been looking for, cheers steve.

Had this vid paused half way through. Just watched the second half. Superb,thanks very much Steve, invaluable info for us beginners. I went to the link you suggested, and now understand Paralax. Thanks again.

I couldn't be much more of a new comer to the sport. This was super helpful. Thanks.

So after watching your video I have changed my decision and I have bought for my 97 a Vortex CrossFire II 6-18x44. And the fun will begin this weekend. Once again many thanks for your efforts making this videos. They are most helpful.

Brilliant video for a newbie like me who was clueless, in fact your whole series is superb.

This is brilliant mate and just what I need to know about right now, many thx buddy.

Steve thanks for this video, I have recently taken up the sport and this has been really helpful, hence I have subscribed to your channel and will be following you, please keep up the good work, I really appreciate the work you put into these tutorials etc.

Great video. Answers all my questions. Thanks.

That’s helped me to know what I’m looking for now. Good simple video just right for a beginner!! Cheers mate.

Brilliant! Just what I needed. Top man

Dude, top work. Exactly what I needed to watch.

Great information, great video! Thank you!

Great vid! I am new to air rifles and this really helped me on my first scope. thanks

Thanks for the easy to understand information, for a beginner like me this is very useful.

Great info thanks. Really didn't no much about scopes for my 1st rifle.

Really appreciated the explanation of mount types and scope markings; up to that point it'd all been a bit of a mystery. Again, nice to know that a mid range scope will do the job, without the need to spend £££. Thanks again.

Great video, clears up a lot of basics for new shooters as scopes can be quite confusing. I got a hawke eclipse 4-12x50 AO IR mildot with my first rifle. retails around £130 but came with the package so worked a bit cheaper. fantastic 1st scope, haven't used the illuminated reticle but still a good scope

cracking review bud,New shooters will have more than an idea on what to buy and what not to buy on varying budgets,I do like your vids mate keep them coming.

Thanks alot. The explanation was very clear en helpfull. I'm a beginner and bought a airgun which came with a mounted cheap scope. Now I know what to ask for Christmas.

I have never owned a gun n knew nothing about d scopes but aftr watching this video i feel like a pro. Gr8 video

fantastic really enjoyed watching , very interesting , and I'm learning loads , thanks

Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and time with us. I have found 2 very reasonable scopes on Amazon that are fairly cheap and effective. One is a CVLife 4-16X44 AOE for 50$ and the other that I like even more is the UTG 4-16X44 with side parallax adjustment for about 130$, however i do not care for the 36 color pretty much useless reticle. Both of these scope are second focal plane scopes as my eyesight isn't good enough to pick up the crosshairs of a first focal plane scope on lower power. If possible could you explain if you already haven't how we sight our guns in with 2 shots. It would also help if they understood they need a rest like a Caldwell Leadsled for example to aid in this 2 shot sight in. It is very simple to shoot a target , see your impact, put the crosshairs back on the bullseye and turn the windage and elevation to the impact point and be done with it. I have tried to explain this to several newbies but I am not as good as explaining this apparently as you are because some just don't get it and I find it very frustrating and just hurry up and do it for them. Thanks again love you channel. Be well and take care. Oh by the way the aforementioned scopes come with mounts and often are able to be selected between 10-11mm or 22mm rails. Dovetail or Picatinny. The CVLife is a 1" tube and the UTG is a 30 mil tube. Thanks

Great videos pal! I would also like to add on if I may that when buying a scope people should also check if they are suitable for recoil. It may sound ridiculous to some however some are not. Keep up the great work, happy shooting!

Thanks for the very good explanation that almost anyone could understand! I've been into airgunning for about 4 years now, and that was one of the most understandable explanations I've heard. Well done! ......even if you do have a funny accent! Lol. Chappy

great advice pal,IV got a hawke vantage 3 .9. 40 .ao mil dot, & it gives me the Willie's just looking at it, cheers, Stu.

Loved the video Steve, well done. One that I shall share with my mates new to this sport.... Southampton

Another brilliant Video. Most useful and I would recommend subscribing as there is plenty more

Thank you for the great upload,very helpful.

Steve Allan.... Great videos!... Really appreciate all that you put into your videos... especially Timewise, it's not something you can do in just 30 minutes and post it.... at least not for quality videos like yours, and very well articulated as well. There is just one point that I would like to add to this video regarding Scopes, and that is... at the 3:38 minute mark you were commenting on the use of the "eyepiece" adjustment for eye clarity and focus..... which is true, however there are Many airgunners (and even some firearm shooters) out there who do Not understand that the "eyepiece" adjustment is for Bringing the CROSSHAIRS into focus..... NOT the TARGET. I hope you don't mind me adding that info... but it seems to be a point of confusion or complete lack of understanding that seems to be prevalent among quite a number of airgunners in general.... as is Not understanding that when they are zeroing their scope(s)... and "IF" they have a scope with target magnification adjustments, the zeroing should ALWAYS be done with the magnification at its highest setting. Thanks again for your great videos, keep them coming. : )

Thanks Steve, great video and so well explained for us new to the sport 👍

Great vids very good advice to the novice I'm a bit old skool what I use I know people will laugh what I use for target shooting and pest control but I use a sharp innova mk11 rifle sighted with a nikko stirling silver crown I use it for pest control as well as target shooting have done for years maybe I should change and go with the times now lol

Good, clear and very helpful, thank you.

Great stuff mate👌‍

Good video Steve. Newbies will find it a great help. Keep it coming. Mounts for springers!!

Thank you! I am new to the PCP Airgun club, and I really enjoyed this noob friendly video.

Well Done Steve ................ all they need to know !

Great video thanks

Great info, beginners, or even long time airgunners need to take your advice on sticking to a lower power scope. I to fell into the trap of thinking I needed a 6-24x56 scope. 90% of the time I never used it past 12x or maybe 16x at longer distance. 3-9 or 4-12 is all most people need on an air rifle.

Great video mate, very helpful 👌

Cheers fella very informative.

Brilliant thanks,👍🏻

Great vid. Wish this video was here when I started, my first scope was a high mag cheapo lol. But would love a glass coated krypton scope

excellent vid. thank you

another informative vid , and very well explained . bob on with the magnification bit of the vid , its very rare I go above " 9 " magnification , only rarely I require more zoom .. suppose if your on a budget ( up too £120 ish ) a nice Hawke eclipse 3x12x50 AO IR ( mil dot rect ) is excellent value . got a brand NEW one ( boxed ect ect c/w mounts ) that I might sell in the near future ... good scope .. got exact same on my R10 ..

Thanks Steve....hadn’t a clue!

Bit by bit I'm going through your episodes as I'm new to the sport, I fly model planes during the good weather, I'm taking up rat shooting during the winter it'll keep me occupied as the farm I fly on needs the rats knocking down,during winter, I now know what I need, and what I need to do, thanks for the information.

Great video. Thx

Superb, thanks again.

Check out the Nikko StirlingMount Master AO serise, they are fairly cjheap and standup to use on a spinger and mine came with its own mount with the dimple to seat on the hw97 dovetail, 3-9x50 and it was 75 quid, bargin, though i find the half mildot a bit crowded

Hi again Steve. Just another revelation to me as a newbie. Last night I missed an easy shot at a rat . Dead on zero . Fairly strong wind from right to left, allowed a little for windaged and missed! Same wind this morning so tyed a couple of pieces of garden flease to sticks in line of fire. Low and behold , due to surrounding trees etc. Wind was swirling round to opposite direction!so oops .

Enjoying and learning from your vids, thanks. Back into shooting after 30 yrs or more. Cheers. Sub'd.

Allen I love your vids. you are not coming over as intimidating at all. very important when dealing with newbies to the sport. This is a very informative video. but with a title like "Which scope should I buy?" I personally think that the first thing and in my humble opinion the most important thing to mention to newbies is to buy an airgun rated scope. because most beginners will buy a springer as their first air rifle. I have learned the hard way. My leupold didn't last a week. oh, and just a suggestion for future videos. More vids with your lovely assistant in them would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and keep them coming.

So cool

I just stick with a fixed 4x, the pellet will start to drop b4 you can use more magnification and you wont have to worry about parralax. good video

Bushnell elite 6500 2.5x16x50 is excellent both for firearms and airgun

Top advise, I've even learned a little from this, well done Mr for yet another great informative air gun video. ;-)

I got a .177 cal 20 joules Springer can u suggest any scope I could buy for dat. And also the video was great .

Excellent explanation for newcomers👍

The scope and the hight is fine I just can't get it far enough back to get a full veiw in the scope with out having to move my head closer that's why I mentioned a single post mount which I should be able to attach to the front half of the tube which should bring the scope far enough back (in practice) do you agree? Thanks for getting back to me so quickly most appreciated Phil

for 30m hunting i only use bsa 4x30. close enough, clear view, quick targetting, simply good.

My scope is a Konus 10X40x52 mounted on a Evanix Avalanche .25 Cal. is that too much? I am going to use it for rabbit hunting and on the range. I am a licences hunter due that I have been hunting with shotguns for 35 years but when I was younger I had some airguns but all of them spring airguns. The one I bought it's power is impressive. I do not know why it is not that mentioned the Evanix.

Hello can you please let me know what is the model of this bigger scope? Im looking for something like that for my new magnum gamo 10x gen2 can you recommended something for me ? Thanks

Very very good thank you

I think I have watched all of the beginners sessions now (difficult to know without numbering) and I know that they are a few years old but having viewed the choosing your scope and zeroing your scope and still don't know what height of mounts? Still making my shopping list: Used HW97K with a new 3-9x40 Hawke Airmax (because it is a springer). But how do I know what mounts to get?

awesome

Hi Steve brilliant and informative video . I have a second hand kral magnum 5.5mm brake barrel air rifle and a hawks hd3-9x40 scope which is second hand too, the chap in the shop advertised me on this scope and I think it's OK scope my problem is I have to crank my head forward to get a full veiw in the scope. Could you please advise me how to get around this problem? I have have heard of single tower mounts do you think this could help? Hope to hear from you soon Phil

Would have loved some info on different types of reticles and what it all means.

Hi everyone, im new to air rifles and need some advice on what scope to get for my walther rm8 rotex, and i also have a walther reign both 177. Mainly for range shooting, any help and advice would be very much appreciated.

Regarding scope mount is the diana zr mount necessary for airguns if yes why so ?

You promised a link to explain Paralax in more detail Steve. ( 09:30). Can't see one. Keep up the good work. Loving the video's.

Great presentation Steve, Scopes are good but open sights can be very effective with the gun supplied albeit more usually at close range. I've shot rabbits up to 60 yards with open sights with my previously owned BSA .22 Mercury. Not everyone can shoot - Scope or otherwise

Hello Steve, if the parallax is from 100 yards to infinity will we be able to focus target at closer distances....say 50 yard or less

I heard a guy say you can't just use any rifle scope on an air gun, especially a spring drive gun, because the double shock generated by the gun would disintegrate the scope if it's not made for that type of air gun. Yes or No and why?

Hi there, for FT scopes , if you only have two options , Falcon T50 and Hawke Sidewinder 8-32 ? which one would u go for ? cheers

You have the turrets mixed up. The turret on the top is for vertical and the side turret is for wind age.

Just one comment i don't agree with is that Steve said he recommended not to buy a scope from China. Well, that would rule out the majority of Hawke scopes and we all know that they make some of the best scopes that are available for the money . Just my opinion as it was Steve's.

Gonna buy a new scope Steve for my new air arms S510, any suggestions buddy? Thanks mate

Great Video

How to you adjust to distance in a scope? Is there a distance adjuster in a NON-AO scope?

hello been looking at hawke vantage 30 WA SF IR scope i am a beginner so do apologise but can tell me what WA SF IR means please ?

Heeelp.i don't understand!! I have a hawke vantage 3-9×50 05×6-E mounted to a weirach 110 with a night sight viper. OK. . So am zero at 28yds and distance setting on front of scope reads dead on 28yds, however , when I put night site on I have to adjust the focus ..not the magnification ..down to 18 yds. ?????

Can I use a hunting rifle scope on an air gun

What about first focal

Why do say bullet when you mean pellet?

400 metres

Adjustable Objective 08:45

Mint now I’m a expert only joking cheers

What do you call an airgun with its own chatshow?? Jerry Springer. I'll get my coat......

Bucks.......really.

Your thumb nails are freakin GROSS dude. Omg Dracula. 😂😂😂